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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 46.pdf
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<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Jan</td> | <td>Jan</td> | ||
<td>1</td> | <td>1</td> | ||
| − | <td>cold | + | <td>cold north west wind this morning freezing a little very little work done</td> |
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<td>2</td> | <td>2</td> | ||
| − | <td>Ad went & laid out a | + | <td>Ad went & laid out a Road in the 5th concession of Leeds fine day</td> |
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<td>3</td> | <td>3</td> | ||
| − | <td>Jennie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning she is going to teach school at Glen | + | <td>Jennie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning she is going to teach school at Glen Buel Ad is choring so {illegible} I fell down our seller stairs just before I went to bed & got badly hurt</td> |
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<td>5</td> | <td>5</td> | ||
| − | <td>Ad got the doctor to come yesterday I am not able to get out of bed I write this a week after Ad attended the | + | <td>Ad got the doctor to come yesterday I am not able to get out of bed I write this a week after Ad attended the township meeting</td> |
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<td>6</td> | <td>6</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad helped Bruce to kill his Hogs & his own chores</td> |
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<td>7</td> | <td>7</td> | ||
| − | <td>stormy day Ad is taking care of the stock | + | <td>stormy day Ad is taking care of the stock</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood & attended the Agriculture meeting he got $7.25 of premiums & left $1.75 as membership & Farmer the doctor has been here twice every day since Sunday it has been snowing & freezing all most everyday</td> |
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<td>9</td> | <td>9</td> | ||
| − | <td>Ad went to | + | <td>Ad went to Blairs Sawmill for the stuff of an Elem log that Dan drew in some time ago the roads is very soft</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I have been up & down the writing in entries to day</td> |
<td>10</td> | <td>10</td> | ||
| − | <td>Ad | + | <td>Ad is sawing & splitting wood here at home & fixing up fence between the orchard & church field fine day & thanks be to a good & kind God for all his mercies {illegible}</td> |
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<td>13</td> | <td>13</td> | ||
| − | <td>fine | + | <td>fine frosty day Ad fixing things here & at home there is no traveling on the roads </td> |
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<td>16</td> | <td>16</td> | ||
| − | <td>Ad & Dan Bradley & a man that Ad hired he is a French man his name is Francis | + | <td>Ad & Dan Bradley & a man that Ad hired he is a French man his name is Francis Fountain he is to do chores & to get $4 a month they killed the 2 year old heffer that we were feeding windy day </td> |
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<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
| − | <td>there was no {illegible} to day I was not able to out | + | <td>there was no {illegible} to day I was not able to out yet</td> |
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<td>19</td> | <td>19</td> | ||
| − | <td>Ad brought 1 load of wood from | + | <td>Ad brought 1 load of wood from the chanty this morning he left it here he attended the council in the afternoon fine day there was about 3 inches of snow came last night that made fair slaughing </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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1885
| Jan | 1 | cold north west wind this morning freezing a little very little work done |
| 2 | Ad went & laid out a Road in the 5th concession of Leeds fine day | |
| 3 | Jennie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning she is going to teach school at Glen Buel Ad is choring so {illegible} I fell down our seller stairs just before I went to bed & got badly hurt | |
| 4 | Mr Pottery a student preached here at night | |
| 5 | Ad got the doctor to come yesterday I am not able to get out of bed I write this a week after Ad attended the township meeting | |
| 6 | Ad helped Bruce to kill his Hogs & his own chores | |
| 7 | stormy day Ad is taking care of the stock | |
| 8 | Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood & attended the Agriculture meeting he got $7.25 of premiums & left $1.75 as membership & Farmer the doctor has been here twice every day since Sunday it has been snowing & freezing all most everyday | |
| 9 | Ad went to Blairs Sawmill for the stuff of an Elem log that Dan drew in some time ago the roads is very soft | |
| I have been up & down the writing in entries to day | 10 | Ad is sawing & splitting wood here at home & fixing up fence between the orchard & church field fine day & thanks be to a good & kind God for all his mercies {illegible} |
| 11 | 11 the Revd Mr Smith preached here this morning | |
| 12 | rain & wind most of the day Ad taking care of cattle | |
| 13 | fine frosty day Ad fixing things here & at home there is no traveling on the roads | |
| 14 | very high wind no traveling on the roads they are very rough Ad split some wood here | |
| 15 | a little snow last night flurries have snow most of the day it is about 3 in deep at night | |
| 16 | Ad & Dan Bradley & a man that Ad hired he is a French man his name is Francis Fountain he is to do chores & to get $4 a month they killed the 2 year old heffer that we were feeding windy day | |
| 17 | heavy wind with hail & Rain most of last night very high wind with snow most of the day they cut up the heffer Ad took half of it home | |
| 18 | there was no {illegible} to day I was not able to out yet | |
| 19 | Ad brought 1 load of wood from the chanty this morning he left it here he attended the council in the afternoon fine day there was about 3 inches of snow came last night that made fair slaughing |
